The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) will use the Munitions Treatment Unit (MTU) to eliminate residual chemical agent from munitions, employing a heating technique similar to baking a pizza. “The MTU is essentially a large pizza oven, about 80 feet long,” said Kent Ladd, training specialist. “After a thorough washing, the munitions spend aboutRead more
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The first campaign of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Explosive Destruction System (EDS) came to a successful conclusion Feb. 11 when four 105mm projectiles were verified destroyed.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant will use both new and borrowed technologies to drain and washout obsolete munitions stored at the U.S. Army Chemical Depot since the 1950s.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) has a star cast when it comes to safety, and their lead role is to support employees involved in agent area entries. The Chemical Agent Safety Team, or CAST, consists of control room operators, ordnance technicians and entry support area tenders, among others. This employee-led team focuses onRead more
With systemization, the testing phase of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, 93 percent complete, focus is on Biotreatment Area Risk Reduction.
Staff at the Anniston Field Office (AFO), Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, will support the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant mission when the Anniston Static Detonation Chamber is used to destroy energetic components from the Pueblo stockpile.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is performing pilot test demonstrations, preparing the site for chemical weapons destruction operations. The demonstrations provide data for performance indicators to be defined; staff to demonstrate safe and efficient operations; and for environmental compliance to be validated.
The leader of Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives addressed the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission Oct. 28 in Pueblo, Colorado.
The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant continues to make progress toward the start of operations. Three tanks of thiodiglycol arrived at the plant by Oct. 7.
Operations at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System restarted Oct. 5 with the successful destruction of four 155mm projectiles.